http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:35:01 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75901 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75901 The first results from a large-scale study of key antimalarial medicines in ten Sub-Saharan African countries reveal that a high percentage of medicines circulating on national markets are of substandard quality and thus may contribute to the growth of dr Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75881 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75881 Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization has released its annual list of the 10 most significant research achievements to have impacted autism during the previous year, documenting progress towards the discovery of the Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:17:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75874 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75874 In PLoS Medicine this week a study conducted in a multi-country HIV treatment program in sub-Saharan Africa has found that pregnancy rates increase in HIV-infected women after they start antiretroviral therapy. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75865 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75865 The first head-to-head comparison of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies produced from plants versus the same antibodies produced from mammalian cells has shown that plant-produced antibodies can fight infection equally well. Scientists conducted the compar Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:19:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75838 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75838 Workers exposed to tricholorethylene, a chemical once widely used to clean metal such as auto parts, may be at a significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Acade Sun, 7 Feb 2010 13:20:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75824 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75824 Poll shows almost half of Americans believe H1N1 flu outbreak is over and levels of concern about getting sick continue to decline. After initial period of vaccine shortage, 70 percent of adults said there is now enough vaccine in their community for ever Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75823 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75823 Using ultrasound to screen all pregnant women for signs of a shortening cervix improves pregnancy outcomes and is a cost-effective way to reduce preterm birth, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:17:19 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75820 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75820 A new vaccine to prevent the deadly malaria infection has shown promise to protect the most vulnerable patients -- young children -- against the disease, according to an international team of researchers led by the University of Maryland School of Medicin Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:19:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75813 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75813 Researchers at Yale School of Medicine believe they may have discovered how the hormone progesterone acts to prevent preterm birth. The findings will be presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) in Chicag Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:17:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75798 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75798 Chemists at Oregon State University have discovered and synthesized a new compound that in laboratory and animal tests appears to be similar to, but may have advantages over one of the most important antidepressant medications in the world. Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:20:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75780 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75780 Children who were exposed to acetaminophen prenatally were more likely to have asthma symptoms at age five in a study of 300 African-American and Dominican Republic children living in New York City. This is the first study to demonstrate a direct link bet Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75765 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75765 News briefs from the February issue of Chest feature new studies related to the use of inhaled corticosteroids for COPD, depression and COPD, and noncompliance issues related to TB therapy. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:19:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75762 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75762 A new vaccine to prevent the deadly malaria infection has shown promise to protect the most vulnerable patients -- young children -- against the disease, according to an international team of researchers led by the University of Maryland School of Medicin Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:19:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75756 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75756 Providing preventive Tamiflu and educating and emphasizing the need for repeated hand sanitizer use and disinfectant spray helped stop the spread of H1N1 influenza at a boys' summer camp in northern Alabama, according to David Kimberlin, M.D., the co-dir Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:19:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75757 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75757 Making flu shots mandatory in 2008 dramatically increased the vaccination rate among St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare's nearly 26,000 employees to more than 98 percent, according to a report now online in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:19:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75752 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75752 Mouse experiments by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have produced evidence that a mother's exposure to bisphenol A may increase the odds that her children will develop asthma. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75741 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75741 Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a protein made by the malaria parasite that is essential to its ability to take over human red blood cells. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:19:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75742 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75742 Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have identified a key protein used by the malaria parasite to transform human red blood cells, ensuring the parasite's survival. Their discovery means researchers have a clear target against which to develop a Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:19:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75707 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75707 The brains of infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) produce low levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that conveys messages between cells and plays a vital role in regulating breathing, heart rate, and sleep, reported researchers funded b Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:17:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75681 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75681 About one-third of doctors and their patients with diabetes do not see eye to eye on the most important health conditions to manage, according to a survey led by the University of Michigan Medical School. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 05:18:13 PDT